Sep 16
Fertility Awareness Methods (Natural Family Planning)
This patient fact sheet reviews different forms of Fertility Awareness compares methods based on efficacy and how they work.
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Sep 15
Protocol Template: Management of Pain for IUD Placement
This template by the Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health is intended to support sexual and reproductive health providers in developing or revising site-specific protocols for pain management during intrauterine device placement. A word document version is available to tailor content to your own organization. Link: https://ctcsrh.org/ctcsrh-resource/protocol-template-management-of-pain-for-iuc-placement/
Sep 08
Clinician’s Guide to Disability-Informed Care
The Clinician’s Guide to Disability-Informed Care, created by the National Coalition for Sexual Health, is a resource for clinicians seeking to provide respectful, person-centered physical examinations in sexual and reproductive health settings for patients with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. This guide supports clinicians in delivering compassionate care, fostering patient autonomy, building trust, and tailoring…
Aug 29
Coding for Vasectomy
CPT and ICD-10 procedure and other codes to use for documentation and billing of a vasectomy procedure.
Aug 29
Vasectomy Equipment and Supplies
List of supplies needed for a vasectomy procedure.
Aug 26
Insights: Catheter for Uterine Suction (FOCUS) for Severe Post-Abortion Hemorrhage
Written by Sophie Renaud MD, Frank Jackson DO Severe hemorrhage remains one of the most life-threatening complications after miscarriage and abortion, yet treatment options beyond uterotonics and hysterectomy are limited. The Jada device is currently the only approved vacuum device for uterine hemorrhage, but it was only studied for use in immediate postpartum hemorrhage in…
Aug 19
Hormonal Contraception After Breast Cancer
Written by Marissa Ghant MD, Mark Pearlman MD, Justine Wu MD, MPH Annually, 1 in 6 new breast cancer (BC) diagnoses occur in reproductive-aged individuals.1 Those at risk for unplanned pregnancy should receive contraceptive counseling. Per the Society of Family Planning/Society of Gynecologic Oncology Guidelines2 non-hormonal methods should be first line methods, emergency contraception (including levonorgestrel-containing)…
Jul 29
Patch User Guide
Explains the basics of how to use the patch.
Jul 29
Ring User Guide
Explains the basics of how to use the ring.
Jul 22
Insights: Medication Abortion and Lactation
Written by C. Peony Khoo, MD, IBCLC Nearly 60% of abortions in the U.S. reported in 2022 were among people who had had at least one prior live birth.1 Given this high proportion of parents seeking abortion, a subset of these people may be nursing. Furthermore, certain contraceptive methods, such as fertility awareness, may be…